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Latvian and Kirundi


Kirundi and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Latvia   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Paldies   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
Labvakar   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
Labdien   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
Labrīt   
Mwaramutse   

Please
lūdzu   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
Not available   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.75 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Not Available   

French Name
letton   
rundi   

German Name
Lettisch   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
1530   
1500   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Kirundi   

Language Position
Not Available   
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
run   

ISO 639 3
lav   
run   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Latvian and Kirundi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Latvian and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Latvian and Kirundi Speaking population

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Latvian and Kirundi Language Codes

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